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Ellen Pompeo talks going to a 'dark place' in first post-Grey's Anatomy role for new series about Natalia Grace


Ellen Pompeo opened up about the challenges of tackling her latest role in Hulu's new limited series, Good American Family.

Despite taking a step back from her long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy to pursue outside projects, the actress, 55, admitted to having reservations about portraying Kristine Barnett, the adopted mother of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian adoptee accused of faking her age. The star, who shares Stella Luna, 15, Sienna May, 10, and Eli Christopher, 8, with her husband Chris Ivery, also raved about working with Imogen Faith Reid, who was cast as Natalia. Despite taking a step back from her long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy to pursue outside projects, the actress, 55, admitted to having reservations about portraying Kristine Barnett, the adopted mother of Natalia Grace , a Ukrainian adoptee accused of faking her age

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